Unit 8 Employment.ppt

collegeenglish listeningandspeakingcourse1 unit8 employment partapartbpartcpartd unit8 employment employment communicativefunction expressingapologieslisteningstrategy identifyingyears part a unit8 employment pre listeningtasklisteningtasktext asteadyjobspeakingtasks b part unit8 employment additionallistening markhill c part unit8 employment homelistening 1 laidoffhomelistening 2 dreamingaboutfuture partd unit8 employment parta communicativefunction expressingapologieswemakeapologiesforvariousreasons suchasbeinglate causinginconvenience dialingthewrongnumber renderingbadservice etc thispartfocusesonexpressingapologies parta listentothedialoguesandwritedownthereasonswhyanapologyismadeineachcase 1 q whydidthemansaysorry 2 q whydidlindasaysorry 3 q whydidjohnapologizetoms jones 4 q whydidmr bakersaysorry becausehedialedthewrongnumber becauseshewaslateforwork sheoverslept becausehedidn tnotifyherearlieraboutquitting becausehecouldn thirethewoman parta mr power soffice couldispeaktosteve steve nobodybythatnameworkshere you vedialedthewrongnumber i msorry that sallright q whydidthemansaysorry dialogue1 becausehedialedthewrongnumber parta i msorryiwaslateforwork mr smith butioverslept howcome linda myalarmclockdidn tworkthismorning well it sokthistime butit sdisturbingtherestofyourcolleagues youknow yes iknow iwon tletithappenagain i msorry that sallright q whydidlindasaysorry dialogue2 becauseshewaslateforwork sheoverslept parta iheardthatjohnquitthisjobthismorning howdoyouknowthat ioverheardhimtalkingtoms joneswhenipassedbytheoffice shewasveryannoyedaboutit whatdidjohnsaytoher heapologizedagainandagainfornotnotifyingherearlier q whydidjohnapologizetoms jones dialogue3 becausehedidn tnotifyherearlieraboutquitting parta mr baker icanspeaktwoforeignlanguagesandi mfriendlyonthephone i mtherightpersonforthejobasasecretary ithink butyou veonlyjustfinishedschoolanddon thaveofficeexperience i msorry q whydidmr bakersaysorry dialogue4 becausehecouldn thirethewoman parta listeningstrategy identifyingyearsinenglishyearscanbeusedsaidinthefollowingways thesecondyearofthe21stcenturyissaidastwothousandandtwo 2002 andtheyear1999isspokenasnineteenninety nine parta listentothetapeandsupplythemissinginformationaboutsomeworld famouspeople 1 yangzhenning borninhefei anhuiin wasawardednobelprizeinphysicsin 2 michaeljordan thenba sgreatestplayer wasbornin hegraduatedformuniversityofnorthcarolinain in hesteppeddownfromthechicagobulls buthiscontributiontothesportofbasketballwillforeverberememberedbythepeopleallovertheworld parta 3 linzexu nationalheroofchina wasbornin anddiedin heorderedthedestructionof1 18millionkilogramsofopiumathumenin whichmarkedthebeginningofmodernchinesehistory 4 mariecurie oneofthefirstwomenscientiststowinworldwidefame wasborninwarsaw polandin shewaswinnerofthetwonobelprizes forphysicsin andchemistryin shediedin partb questions partb questionsfordiscussionyouaregoingtotalkaboutjobsandcareers readthefollowingquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartner partb whatattractsyoutothatcareer whatkindofcareerwouldyouliketofollowafteryougraduate whatfactorsaremostimportantinajobforyou whatdoyourparentsdo wouldyouliketofollowintheirfootsteps whyorwhynot whydoyouthinksomelaid offworkersfindithardtogetwork partb additionalquestionsfordiscussiondoyouthinkweshouldworktoliveorlivetowork givereasonswhichismoreimportanttoyou ajobwithahighsalaryorajobwithlowstress supposeaclosememberofyourfamilyhasbeenlaidoff whatadvicewouldyouoffertohimorher partb asteadyjob partb exercise1 listeningforgeneralunderstandinglistentothetapeonceagainandchoosethewriteanswerstothequestionsyouhear 1 whatdoesthestorymainlytellus a whatfreddid b wherefredworked c howclumsyfredwas d howfredfoundasteadyjob 2 whatcanbeinferredfromthestory a fredwouldneverlosehisjobagain b itwasdifficultforfredtofindasteadyjob c freddidnotlikehisearlierjobs d themanagerwasakind heartedman c howclumsyfredwas b itwasdifficultforfredtofindasteadyjob partb 3 whichofthefollowingisnotappropriatetodescribefred a poor b clumsy c humorous d conscientious c humorous partb exercise2 listeningfordetailslistentothetapeonceagainandwritedownanswerstothefollowingquestions youranswersdonothavetobecompletesentences whycouldn tfredkeepanyjobforlong 2 wheredidfredfinallygetajob 3 whatdidhedothere hewasclumsyandspoiledeverythinghedid inawarehouse heunpackedthegoodsnewlyarrivedfromthefactoryandputtheminassignedplaces partb exercise2 listeningfordetails4 whathappenedonemorning 5 howmuchdidthevasecost 6 whatdidthemanagerdecidetodotopunishfred 7 whydidfredfeelhappywhenheheardthaithevasehehadbrokenwasworthalot fredbrokealargevase 350 todeductpartoffred sweeklywagesunfitthevasewaspaidfor asitwouldtakealongtimetodeduct 350fromhiswages hecouldkeepthejobwhilehewaspayingforthevase partb asteadyjob fred averyconscientiousworker hadoneseriousflaw hewasclumsy thepoorboyspoiledeverythinghedidandforthatreasoncouldneverkeepajob he dhadmanyjobsovertheyearsbutonlyforafewweeksatatime forsixmonths fredwasoutofemployment finally hegotajobinawarehousewheremanydifferenttypesofhomefurnishingswerestored fred sjobwastounpackthemerchandisenewlyarrivedfromthefactoryandputeachiteminitsassignedplace theworkwasonlytemporary butaftersolongwithnoemploymentatallitwasbetterthannothing onemorningfredunpackedalargeandquitefragilevase hepickedituptocarryacrossthewarehouse buthehadonlywalkedtwostepsandhetripped therewasaloudcrashasthevasefellfromfred shandsandshatteredintoathousandpieces fredwascalledimmediatelytothemanager soffice andhewassurehewouldbefired theyoungman sspiritsbegantodrop i llhavetodeductsomethingfromyourwageseveryweekuntilthevaseispaidfor themanagersaidsternly howmuchisthevaseworth fredasked 350 awidegrinspreadacrosstheyoungman sface that swonderful heshoutedhappily atlastihaveasteadyjob partb partb listentothedialoguesandrepeataftertherecording practicethedialogueswithyourpartner playingtheroleofaorb thenworkwithyourpartnertocreateyourowndia loguesbyreplacingtheunderlinedpartswithyourown words pairwork partb dialogue1a didyouseetheadonthebulletinboard b no what sitabout a well thesunflowerrestaurantintheforeignstudentsbuildingwantstohiretwopart timewaitresses b really whatarethehours a everyeveningfrom5 30to7 30 and6to10p m onsaturdays b whataboutthepay a theyareoffering10yuananhourplusfreesupper b mm that snotbad areyougoingtoapplyforit partb a i mnotsure idon tknowificanhandlebothstudyandwork b well seven thirtyisnottoolate there sstillplentyoftimeforstudy andwecanhavealldayonsundays don tyouthink a maybeyou reright seemsyouwanttoapplyforit don tyou b well youknow i msharinganapartmentwithtwoothergirls thatmoneycanhelpmepaytherent a that strue andi vebeenwantingtobuyoneofthosejeansportbags maybethatcouldhelpmegetone b yes isupposetherehastobeaninterview doestheadsayanythingaboutthat a itsayswecangetfurtherinformationatthestudents center b ok whydon twegoandfindoutstraightaway a allright partb dialogue2 a soyouwanttobeavolunteerforoursavetheearthproject b yes verymuch a caniaskyouafewquestions b certainly a youareafirst yearstudentatcollege whatdoyoustudyatcollege b i mamajorinenvironmentprotection wedoenvironmentscience geography chemistry a indeed i msurethey llbeveryusefulforourproject b ihopeso partb a nowwhenareyoufreetoworkwithus yousee weneedtopreparealotofmaterialfortheconningearthday that snextsunday b well i mavailableduringtheweekendsandfridayafternoons a it sfridaytoday canyoustartrightnow b sure ican twaittostart a good welcometotheteam b thankyou partc additionallistening 1 accordingtothepassage accidentssometimeshappenbecause a peoplelikedrivinginthefastlaneb roadsareoftenwetinlondonc pedestriansdonotfollowtrafficrulesd somedriversovertakeontheleft2 whichofthefollowingisnottrue a thetrafficpoliceinlondoncanbeverybusy b thetrafficinsomepartsoflondonisveryheavy c onaveragemarkhillisondutyfourhoursaday d cyclistsarenotallowedtousethemotorways markhill d somedriversovertakeontheleft c onaveragemarkhillisondutyfourhoursaday partc 3 whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage a thefastlanesinbritainareontheleft b driversinlondondonotlistentotrafficpolice c themotorwaysinbritainareclosedtomotorbikes d trafficaccidentsonthemlarefrequent 4 intheeventofanaccident thetrafficpolicemustfirstofall a maintaintrafficb givetheinjuredfirstaidc cleartheroadd arrestthedriverwhohascausedtheaccident5 whydoesmarkhilllikehisjob a helikestoworkonbusymotorways b hefindshisworkinterestingandvaried c helikesdrivinginthefastlane d helikestohelptheinjured partc markhillmarkhillisatrafficpoliceofficerinwatford nearlondon heworksonsomeofthebusiestmotorwaysinbritain themlandthem25 therearetrafficpoliceondutytwenty fourhoursaday therearethreeshifts andeachshiftiseighthours onaveragetheyhavetodealwiththreetofouraccidentseachshift hereismarkhilltalkingabouthisjob wedealwithanyoneintheaccidentwhoisinjured that sthefirstthing thenwehavetocleartheroadandgetthetrafficmovingagain mostaccidentshappenbecausepeopledrivetoofast especiallywhentheroadsarewet sometimeswegetaccidentsthatoccurbecausedriversdon tfollowtherules forexample i veseenanumberofcasesofdriversovertakingontheleft thisisillegalinbritain ifyouwanttoovertake youhavetogointothefastlaneontheright noteveryonecanuseamotorwayinbritain peoplethatrideabicycleorasmallmotorbikearenotallowedtouseit ilikemyjob ihaveavariedworkingday ineverknowwhati mgoingtodofromonedaytothenext andimeetallkindsofpeople idon tthinkthere sanyotherjobthatcangiveyouthatexperience partd laidoff partd jackandbettysmithwerebothlaidofffromtheirjobslastmonth thelayoffsweren tasurprisetothembecausebothcompaniestheyworkedforhadn tbeendoingwell eversincetheywerelaidoff theyhavebeentryingtofindnewjobswithoutbeingsuccessful themainreasonisthattheresimplyaren tmanyjobsavailablerightnow theycan tfindanythinginthewantads norhavetheyheardaboutanyjobopenings anotherreasonisthattheydon tseemtohavetherightkindofskillsandtraining neitherofthemknowsanythingaboutcomputers andneitherhashadanyvocationaltraining athirdreasonisthattherearecertainjobstheyprefernottotake jackdoesn tlikeworkingatnightandbettyisn twillingtoworkontheweekends andbothofthemhatetocommuteveryfartowork despitealltheirproblems theiroutlookonliferemainshopeful partd jackandbettysmitharegoingthroughsomedifficulttimes theywerebothlaidofffromtheirjobslastmonth asthedaysgovj to t aslbettyarebecomingmoreancfmoreconcernedabouttheirfutures sincehehasn tbeenabletofindanotherjobyet andneitherhasshe thelayoffsweren tasurprisetothem though afterall jack scompanyhadn tbeendoingverywellforalongtime andneitherhadbetty s however theyhadneverexpectedboth ofthemtobelaidoffatthesametime eversincetheywerelaidoff jackandbettyhavebeentryingtofindnewjobs butunfortunately theyhaven tbeensuccessful themainreasonwhythey rehavingtroublefindingworkisthattheresimplyaren tmanyjobsavailablerightnow theycan tfindanythinginthewantads norhavetheyheardaboutanyjobopenings laidoff partd anotherreasonwhythey rehavingtroublefindingworkisthattheydon tseemtohavetherightkindofskillsandtraining neitherofthemknowsanythingaboutcomputers andneitherhashadanyvocationaltraining athirdreasonisthattherearecertainjobstheyprefernottotake forexample jackdoesn tlikeworkingatnightandbettyisn twillingtoworkontheweekends andbothofthemhatetocommuteveryfartowork despitealltheirproblems jackandbettyaren tcompletelydiscouraged theydon thaveaverypessimisticoutlookonlife they rebothhopefulthatthingswillgetbett